The population of Istanbul generally increased between 2007 and 2024, with some fluctuations from 2019 to 2023. During this period, the population of Istanbul went up by over ***** million people, rising from ***** million in 2007 to **** million in 2024. Istanbul is by far the most crowded city Turkey has a dynamic population that increases every year. Even though the population growth rate has decreased in recent years, it has always shown positive values. With a population reaching ** million, the most crowded Turkish city, Istanbul, has more inhabitants than many European countries, such as Austria, Greece, Bulgaria, and Belgium. Additionally, Ankara was the second most settled city in the country. The capital city of Turkey had a population of almost ********* of Istanbul’s, totaling **** million. Turkish women live longer than men In Turkey, the population has been tracked digitally by the Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) every year. The total population hit over ** million as of 2023, of whom over **** million were women. Considering the gender distribution, ***** percent of the country’s residents consisted of men. Interestingly, the share of women in Turkish society was significantly higher than that of men among the older age groups.

In 2024, the major city of Istanbul had almost **** million inhabitants and was the province with the highest population in Turkey. The Turkish capital, Ankara, was the second-largest province, with **** million people residing there in the same year. Characteristics of the Turkish population The population of Turkey has been following a continuously increasing trend for a long time. As of 2024, there were approximately **** million people living in the country. That year, the male population was slightly higher than the female population, amounting to over **** million. When it comes to the gender distribution among the age groups, the gender gap was the highest among the 90-year-olds and older. In 2024, women constituted ** percent of that age group, whereas the share of men was slightly higher among 0-to-59-year-olds. Structure of Turkish households The demand for living alone has been increasing in many communities. The case is not much different in Turkey, where the proportion of single households has been on the rise steadily. The share of households with one person peaked in 2024 at nearly ** percent in the country. However, one-family households still registered the highest number of residents as of 2024, with roughly **** million. In comparison, one-person households counted *** million individuals.

Turkey TURKSTAT Projection: ABRS: Population: ow Istanbul data was reported at 16,708.850 Person th in 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,512.489 Person th for 2024. Turkey TURKSTAT Projection: ABRS: Population: ow Istanbul data is updated yearly, averaging 15,468.919 Person th from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2025, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,708.850 Person th in 2025 and a record low of 14,107.954 Person th in 2013. Turkey TURKSTAT Projection: ABRS: Population: ow Istanbul data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.G002: Population: Projection: Turkish Statistical Institute.

The statistic shows the total population of Turkey from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the total population of Turkey amounted to about 86.03 million people. Population of Turkey Although total population increased on a yearly basis from 2004 to 2014, population growth has slowly decreased annually as of 2011, despite remaining positive. However, in 2012, population growth increased, compared to the previous year for the first time in over a decade. The country’s fertility rate, on the other hand, continued to drop annually since 2002. Life expectancy was also rather low, however this value appears to be irrelative to how developed a country actually is, especially when considering the life expectancy of many other advanced countries. From an economic standpoint, Turkey has been noticeably improving, especially in comparison to 2008. One improved aspect can be found in the country’s employment rate. In 2009, unemployment reached a decade high but dropped dramatically yearly until 2012. However since 2012, the unemployment rate has started to increase again, with this trend continuing into 2014. Turkey’s inflation rate, on the other hand, reached a decade low in 2014 compared to 2013, despite continuous fluctuations since 2008. The country’s GDP has also reached a decade high in 2014, more than doubling its value since 2004, despite a significant plunge in 2009. When analyzing year-over -year trends, GDP has continued to positively grow since 2009, however has slowed down since 2012.

Population, female (% of total population) in Turkey was reported at 50.09 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 2024, Russia had the largest population among European countries at ***** million people. The next largest countries in terms of their population size were Turkey at **** million, Germany at **** million, the United Kingdom at **** million, and France at **** million. Europe is also home to some of the world’s smallest countries, such as the microstates of Liechtenstein and San Marino, with populations of ****** and ****** respectively. Europe’s largest economies Germany was Europe’s largest economy in 2023, with a Gross Domestic Product of around *** trillion Euros, while the UK and France are the second and third largest economies, at *** trillion and *** trillion euros respectively. Prior to the mid-2000s, Europe’s fourth-largest economy, Italy, had an economy that was of a similar sized to France and the UK, before diverging growth patterns saw the UK and France become far larger economies than Italy. Moscow and Istanbul the megacities of Europe Two cities on the eastern borders of Europe were Europe’s largest in 2023. The Turkish city of Istanbul, with a population of 15.8 million, and the Russian capital, Moscow, with a population of 12.7 million. Istanbul is arguably the world’s most famous transcontinental city with territory in both Europe and Asia and has been an important center for commerce and culture for over 2,000 years. Paris was the third largest European city with a population of ** million, with London being the fourth largest at *** million.

The vast majority of the population in the largest city in Turkey, Istanbul, fell in the group of middle-class and above consumers as of 2024. Additionally, about ** percent of the people were considered high-class consumers.

Employment Rate in Turkey increased to 49.20 percent in October from 49 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Turkey Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔在12-01-2025达16,708.850千人，相较于12-01-2024的16,512.489千人有所增长。TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔数据按年更新，12-01-2013至12-01-2025期间平均值为15,468.919千人，共13份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2025，达16,708.850千人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2013，为14,107.954千人。CEIC提供的TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Turkish Statistical Institute，数据归类于Global Database的土耳其 – 表 TR.G002：人口：预测：Turkish Statistical Institute。